I've been into thrash metal for quite a few years now, and while remaining humble, I know quite a bit about the genre. However, i've come to grips that there are some people that just simply have been in the game longer and know more bands than me. Lately, my favorite finds have been:

I already know about bands like Vektor, Voivod, Watchtower, Realm, Toxik, Coroner, etc. Can anyone recommend some bands that I may not have heard of or listened to? I would appreciate it largely! Thank you.

Know all of those except Chemical Breath...I'll have to check into them. And im mainly looking for progressive and technical (please, no Rings of Saturn wankery), and the only bands that you mentioned that fall into that category are Atheist and Pestilence. Thank you, though!

Heathen and Artillery are the obvious recommendations that came to my mind but as you probably have already heard of them ill try a bit harder.

Taramis its a great progressive/technical speed metal band in the likes of Toxik and Watchtower (mainly) with lots of high pitched vocals and crazy rythms, I prefer the album "stretch of imagination" as i find it more powerful but many people tend to praise "queen of the tieves" a lot more. Here´s a little taste.

Target was a totally outstanding Belgian technical speed metal band (one of the finest from that country imo). What makes them so great is the awesome sci fi lyrics and the amount of catchiness of their songs, intrincate but still catchy. Their album Master Project Genesis is a total jewell, totally recommended.

Simple Agression was (is?) a thrash metal band with strong experimental/progressive influences, kinda like a thrashy faith no more or something like that, not sure if this is what you are looking for, but still interesting progressive thrash.

GREAT recommendations Ian!!! All of these bands are interesting, to say the bare minimum. Taramis and Target are instant favorites. The only bands I am very familiar with on your list are Hexenhaus (I have all their records) and, as you worded it, the almighty Paradox. I think "Tales of the Wierd" is hands down the best release when it comes to oldschool thrash bands in 2012 (better than Megadeth, Testament, Anthrax, F&J, etc.)

I'll add Corum who remind me a bit of 90's Mekong Delta (but more cohesive and thrashy), Maelstrom (kind of a progressive Dreamweaver-era Sabbat with more of an epic/power vibe), Butcher (lead-centric neo-classical thrash), and Skitzo (classic higher-pitched American tech-thrash; from New Jersey, not to be confused with the Bay Area Skitzo).

I've been into thrash metal for quite a few years now, and while remaining humble, I know quite a bit about the genre. However, i've come to grips that there are some people that just simply have been in the game longer and know more bands than me. Lately, my favorite finds have been:

I already know about bands like Vektor, Voivod, Watchtower, Realm, Toxik, Coroner, etc. Can anyone recommend some bands that I may not have heard of or listened to? I would appreciate it largely! Thank you.

Edit - Oh, you mentioned about Anacrusis in the OP. Yep, brilliant. They're one of my most fav prog thrash bands as well.

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